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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)
Appearances Albums Singles Movies Various Refers
FRITH Fred
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born: 17.02.1949 (Heatfield, GB)

Appearances:

1969-77 Henry Cow
cca 9/74 Robert Wyatt
1976 Orckestra
1978-81 Art Bears
1980-cca 1982 Massacre
1981-82 Material
1983-84 Duck And Cover
cca 1983 The Golden Palominos
1983-87 Skeleton Crew
since 2/89 Keep The Dog
ex Naked City (bg)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Guitar Solos10/1974 Caroline/Virgin
2.Guitar Solos 204.06.1976Caroline/Virgin
3.Guitar Solos 31979
4.With Friends Like These
& Henry Kaiser		1979 Metalanguage
5.Gravity1980 Ralph
6.Speechless7/1981 Ralph
7.Live In Japan1981 RecRec
8.Live In Japan II1982 RecRec
9.The Voice Of America
& Bob Ostertag & Phil Minton		1/1983 Rift
10.Cheap At Half The Price1983 Ralph
11.185
& The Muffins		1983 Random Radar
12.Live In Prague And Washington
& Chris Cutler		7/1983 Re
13.The French Gigs
& Lol Coxhill		8/1983 AAA
14.Killing Time
& Material		9/1983 Recommended
15.Les Poumons Gonfles
& Etron Fou Leloublan, prod. Fred Frith		10/1983 Turbo Music
16.Who Needs Enemies
& Henry Kaiser		3/1984 Metalanguage
17.The Technology Of Tears
(2LP)		1987 RecRec
18.Live, Love, Larf And Loaf
& Henry Kaiser		1987
19.Nous Antres
& Rene Lussier		1987 Victo
20.The Top Of His Head1989 Crammed Discs
21.Step Across The Border1990 RecRec
22.Invisible Means
& John French & Henry Kaiser & Thompson		1991 Windham Hill
23.Fred & Ferd
& Ferdinand Richard		1991
24.Dropera? ?
25.Live Improvisations
& Tim Hodgkinson		1991 Woof
26.Helter Skelter1993
27.Middle Of The Moment1995
28.Meridiem
& Bill Laswell & Howard & Haywa		03.08.1998Artelier/east west
29.50th Birthday, Vol. 5
& John Zorn		27.07.2004Tzadik
30.Allies08.02.2005Rer
31.Eleventh Hour12.04.2005Winter & Winter
32.Duo
& Anthony Braxton		23.05.2006Victo
33.Sugar Factory
& Evelyn Glennie		28.08.2007Tzadik
34.To Sail, To Sail22.07.2008Tzadik
35.Late Works
& John Zorn		05.05.2010Tzadik
36.Eye to Ear III23.11.2010Tzadik
37.The Natural Order
& John Butcher		18.11.2014Northern Spy
38.It Rolls
& Fredy Studer & Katharina Weber		26.05.2015Intakt
39.Field Days (The Amanda Loops)20.11.2015Fred
40.Propaganda20.11.2015Fred
41.Live in Europe
& Rusconi		04.03.2016Quilin
42.Everybody/s Somebody/s Nobody
& Darren Johnston		12.02.2016Clean Feed
43.Another Day in Fucking Paradise
& Jordan Glenn & Jason Hoopes		24.06.2016Intact

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Dancing In The Streets19.09.1980Ralph

Movies:

1. Step Across The Border (1989, directed by Nicolas Humbert & Werner Penzel)

Various:

appeared on the LP:

Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom (26.7.74, Virgin)
Tom Newman: Fine Old Tom (4/75, Virgin)
Robert Wyatt: Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (25.5.75, Virgin)
Ivor Cutler: Velvet Donkey (12.9.75, Virgin)
Brian Eno: Before And After Science (12/77, Polydor)
Lindsay Cooper: Rags (3/81, Arcades)
Michael Zentner: Present Time (1983, Ozone)
Bill Laswell: Baselines (5/84, Recommended)
Tone Dogs: Ankety Low Day (1990, C/Z)

produced by LP:
Etron Fou Leloublan: Les Poumons gonfles (1982, Turbo Music)
Etron Fou Leloublan: Les Sillons de la terre (1983, Turbo Music)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975822.02.197542Albumsalbum review
19754401.11.197534Any Questions?
19763131.07.197622Jazz Albumsalbum review
1980823.02.198021interview
19803220.09.198016Singlessingle review
19812704.07.198116Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1974030.11.197422Plattersalbum review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1991514.03.199118Profilyprofile
1992706.04.19924Pelmel - Opozice od A do Zprofile
1995231.01.199530Livegig review
19952010.10.199515World Music